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    THANKS Everybody! - I went at it again this...

    THANKS Everybody! -
    I went at it again this morning. Turns out, I was importing my customers' PDFs into CorelDraw as non-editable "Curves". - I tried importing as "Text" - and, indeed, I seem to...
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    Editing pdf layouts?

    Hi All
    I’ve just starting dealing with a company that e-mails me their plaque/sign layouts as PDFs. I need to be able to ‘edit’ and scale their text in preparing their layouts for CorelDraw X5 &...
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    Bill again ... thanks for the input folks! I...

    Bill again ... thanks for the input folks! I checked at our local post office; appears there's only one short form for me to fill out and they'll take it from there. - I told her it was a wood plaque...
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    Help sending a Family Tree to Canada?

    Hey all -
    One of the items I produce are laser engraved “family trees”; have made ‘em for customers all over the U.S. This afternoon, I received an inquiry/order from Canada! - for a 50th...
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    Stand-Off plaque photo - hope it helps.

    BERT,
    YEA, I'm with Matt - "chrome or brass stand-offs" would seem the solution. (gonna try 'n attach a photo.) - BILL
  6. Hi Gang - I'm the one who started this thread....

    Hi Gang - I'm the one who started this thread. Just thought I'd let you know, I just got 'hit-up' again this afternoon! This time with an e-mail attachment that I DID NOT OPEN!
    - another one of...
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    Joe I produce an awful of name badges for...

    Joe
    I produce an awful of name badges for regional companies & Foundations; mostly using LaserMax plastics with magnet backings; have never had a complaint.


    Still, I’d like to add this ‘bout...
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    Sean - I never knew what those chairs were...

    Sean -
    I never knew what those chairs were called; now, I do. Don't see where you're having a problem; I simply Google-searched "Adirondak chair"; > images > under tools went to line-drawings....
  9. FROM BILL - I appreciate your mentioning...

    FROM BILL -
    I appreciate your mentioning concerns of potential “vandalism”. This shouldn’t be a problem as this “donor recognition wall”, however it’s constructed, will be displayed inside a...
  10. FROM BILL - Thanks you all for these wonderfully...

    FROM BILL - Thanks you all for these wonderfully helpful ideas! Especially, those who took the time to include diagrams 'n photos. I’m passing ‘em along to the young fellow who’s going to be...
  11. Need your help with a "Donor Wall" project!

    Hi ALL
    I’ve been asked to participate in a major project that’ll require creative, unorthodox, out-of-the-box thinkin’; where better to turn than SMC! I am working with an artist-type guy who’s been...
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    BRAD When taking on the engraving of a...

    BRAD
    When taking on the engraving of a “quantity-order” of any product (especially, one provided by your customer) showing ‘em a “sample” of your work, first (on their product) ... is key! Yes,...
  13. Hi again - The idea that any business, large or...

    Hi again -
    The idea that any business, large or small, would pursue this type of obviously fictitious “order” blows me ‘way! - but, apparently, some do.The consensus seems to be that the scammer’s...
  14. Just got Scammed; want you to know 'bout it

    Hi All -
    Be on the Alert, all! ‘Got an e-mail today - someone asking “can you do plaques?” - I wrote back ‘n told ‘em to glance at my web site for types, sizes ‘n pricing. And, to provide me with...
  15. Ivan & All - When it comes to figuring out...

    Ivan & All -
    When it comes to figuring out what to charge for things, I'd just like to add this thought. Once I set a mark-up that covers the basics (set-up time, work-time, material costs, S&H,...
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    ‘While back I had experienced a similar issue. I...

    ‘While back I had experienced a similar issue. I use CorelDraw X5, and cut my templates out’ a 1/16” Lasermax.
    BTW: I place thin panes of glass over the items set into the template, engraving,...
  17. Thread: Websites

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    JAMES & OTHERS Here’s my two-cents regarding...

    JAMES & OTHERS
    Here’s my two-cents regarding using a “shopping cart function” on an engraving business website.
    Would seem that a “shopping cart function” has ‘lot to do with the types of...
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    KYLE Just for interest-sake, I Googled...

    KYLE
    Just for interest-sake, I Googled “Damascus Knives”: found ‘em in quite a range of prices; ranging from $39 into the thousands! You didn’t mention the price of your...
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    Sorry - from Bill

    Sorry - typed my post - showed up with those strange symbols in the text. - but, hopefully is readable. ? BILL
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    Thoughts 'bout glass engraving

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    JEFFEREY First off: IMO, &#39;ot depends upon the intial quality, resolution, &#39;n software reparation of any given photo. That said: I&#39;ve tried that (JDS) &quot;green glass masking tape&quot; once, or twice;...
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    Removing those pesky tumbler labels!

    MORNING ALL:
    You might recall: ‘while back, ‘lot of us were posting ‘bout the time-consuming difficulties we were having removing “labels” from the various brands of stainless tumblers. (YETI, RTIC,...
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    SCOTT; Sure appreciate your nice comments!...

    SCOTT;
    Sure appreciate your nice comments! Engraving granite pet memorials, I’ve had customers break down in tears, at times! Nope, I haven’t tried photos on “marble”; kinda reluctant to change...
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    Photos - Sharing 'couple of Tips

    Melissa and Others:
    Pertaining to photo engraving, I’d like to believe I’ve learned ‘few things over time.
    Goes without saying the higher quality the photo, the better the results. I, often, ask...
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    Morning All For sure, questions as to which...

    Morning All
    For sure, questions as to which engraving machine to purchase have certainly been hashed ‘n rehashed! Still, for somebody just startin’ out - maybe, just discovering SMC? - it’s a fair...
  25. Morning All, Maybe, ‘time for ‘fresh “thread” on...

    Morning All,
    Maybe, ‘time for ‘fresh “thread” on the subject, uh?
    I found it intriguing, someone touching on the topic of “retirement planning”, and the “value” of our businesses. If, when the...
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